BlockBluffton, Florida
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Pierson-Seville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32102. It lies near Lungren Island. The Survey maps it on the Astor quadrangle.
Then and now
1954 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Astor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Daytona Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
219 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 219 fires within 5 miles of Bluffton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,446 acres in total. 135 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 135 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | WF- 660 SR40 |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2018 | Natural | 3.2 acres | National Forests in Florida | BOWERS BLUFF |
| 28 September 2011 | Natural | 2,500 acres | Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge | EQUINOX |
| 14 September 1998 | Natural | 67 acres | National Forests in Florida | CEDAR CREEK |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BLUFFTON MARSH (64) |
| 10 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | National Forests in Florida | BOWERS BLUFF |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | BLUFFTON RD. (64) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volusia | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Emporia | 5.3 miles | 8 | |
| Barberville | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Eldridge | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Conrad | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| De Leon Springs | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pierson | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tallahasse - Yuchi (historical) | 8.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305349. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.